lamplighter
Americannoun
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a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
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a contrivance for lighting lamps.
noun
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(formerly) a person who lit and extinguished street lamps, esp gas ones
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any of various devices used to light lamps
Etymology
Origin of lamplighter
Example Sentences
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Staffing is a problem for the Lamplighter Dining Rooms in Windermere, in the heart of the Lake District.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2023
The building that burned was the original Lamplighter Family Restaurant, a staple of the eastern San Fernando Valley for many years until it closed in 2006.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2022
Across the river, Lamplighter Brewing opened a second location at the residential and retail development Cambridge Crossing.
From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2022
In December, the founder of the D.C.-based Lamplighter Ministries, Jon Hamill, presided over another Trump-friendly prayer event at the hotel.
From Slate • Jul. 31, 2019
This time it was the Lamplighter flashing to and fro as he put the stars out one by one.
From A Prisoner in Fairyland by Blackwood, Algernon
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